What’s better than learning from the top golfers who have achieved the best results in their careers? Well, we guess it’s the opportunity of a lifetime. Now the major winners have shared how they have dominated the green with their short game skills. With just a few days to go for the most prestigious event of the golf schedule, the Masters. The fans would witness the golfers appearing at the greatest competition on the toughest of the courses.

The Augusta National course is known for its toughness and punishment for every mistake. The course offers challenging greens and strategic bunkers, making it a tough obstacle to overcome. Especially at the Amen Corner. However, to deal with such situations, Tiger Woods, Fred Couples, and Collin Morikawa have shared key tips for the short game.

Tiger Woods on the short game

Woods, who has 15 major victories under his name, has bagged the Masters title 5 times. After Jack Nicklaus, he has the most wins. Well, the Big Cat needs no introduction, as he is the GOAT and has earned praise from every golf enthusiast for his exceptional skills. Even in his own words, “I’m always confident with an iron in my hand.”

The golfer has shared the entire process. Firstly, he assesses the situation, whether a divot or rough, for a flyer. After that, he aims to mark the trajectory of his shot based on his natural swing to understand what minor tweaks could help in placing the ball at the ideal spot. At last, he has a clear mindset for swinging. He shares that, “When I swing, my thoughts are pretty simple and more feel-oriented than technical.” Well, the result of this can be seen in the accomplished career of the golfer. Apart from his great wins list, he has been world no.1 for 683 weeks, which is the most any professional could achieve.

Other than him, Fred Couples has also laid a strong foundation for the generations to come. And with him sharing about the game style, it is a great learning experience for a lifetime.

Fred Couples’s key to the short game

Couples who play on the PGA Tour Champions have been professionals since 1980. He has 64 professional wins under his name, including a win at the Masters in 1992. The golfer has missed the rest majors by the barest of margins as he was runner-up at the PGA Championship in 1990 and T3 at the US Open (1991) and The Open Championship (1991 and 2005).

For his shots, Couples has shared that he prefers to assess the divot. Unlike in the past, where he used to take the sand out instead of skimming the sand. He has changed it to chunk and run, which offers less room for errors. The golfer expressed that it is a better alternative for amateurs, too. Sharing the reason for the change, he said, “When you really dig the club in the sand, like I do, the follow-through is shorter. The ball won’t fly as far, but will roll more.” The ball spin with the shot is reduced, increasing the worry for predicting the ideal position.

Now, after the two golfers, there is another player who has shared his short gameplay tips.

Collin Morikawa’s learning at the Majors

The golfer who won five PGA Tour including the PGA Championship (2020) and the Open Championship (2021), has gotten vital advice from Justin Thomas. He was told “to know myself and stay true to that.” The piece of advice helped him shape a great career as a professional. Well, for him, he realised that his strength was iron play.

Now, with the exceptional game, he has shared some tips. At the top, he focused on swing speed and started back with the arms closed. These steps help in creating an accurate flow with repeatable ball flight.

The above three golfers have been among the top names in the sport; now with their tips, it might help in easing the difficulty at the Augusta National. Did you know these hacks of the golfers before? Let us know in the comments below.